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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1960
Page
1
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners reviews a $37,000 federal allotment for road and bridge work and plans to visit neighboring counties before deciding. They would share the engineering fee under federal aid, reducing county costs, and prioritize repairs led by Wilson Bridge over Deer Creek.
Senator Lyndon Johnson spoke at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday night attended by Mr and Mrs John Merrill Mr and Mrs Robert Burke Beryl Beckner Mrs Verna Coplen Mrs Ralph Lines Mr and Mrs Claude Wickard Paul Smith Mr and Mrs Burton Honan Herb Smith and Mrs Cleve Whiteman.
The Indiana State Highway Department will open bids February 25 for multiple bridge projects across 16 counties. The bid includes the Wildcat Creek bridge on Indiana 29, located one tenth of a mile north of Burlington.
The last REMC nominations meeting occurred Tuesday night in Adams Township with Russell Pearson renominated for the role.
Mr and Mrs Charles Black spent the weekend in Chicago visiting their new grandson Kim Robert Kelly and his parents. Mrs Pat Duff hosts a miscellaneous shower at her home Saturday afternoon in compliment to bride elect Sue Ellen Carey. Assisting the hostess are Judy Martin Janice Girton Suzan Hathaway and Karen Burton.
The Carroll County Court House will be closed Friday February 14 in observance of Lincoln's Birthday as announced by the Carroll County Commissioners.
Tickets for the Delphi sectional basketball event at Kokomo are on sale at the board of education office February 22 23 from 8 00 to 11 00 and 12 00 to 4 30. On February 25 27 Delphi students may buy on February 17 18 19.
Delphi students competed in piano vocal and instrumental events on two Saturdays. At Northwestern Consolidated School piano and vocal results include Carolyn Verrill Pat Talbert Marcia Mason Clark Adams Connie Kiesling Ron Galloway and Mary Kay Sieber Margaret Lee Sharon Hensley Maxine Rodgers. At Monon High School instrumental results list Elaine Talbert Marie Rhine Connie Kiesling Dave Williams Ron Galloway Ed Hayden Arthur Smith and Don Larimore.
County Agent Harold Berry says volunteers will start at 8 30 a m Monday February 22 to lay a limestone floor in the swine barn at Flora 4 H fair grounds. Delphi Limestone Company supplies 160 tons. township directors seek five volunteers per township and four tractors with scoops are donated by local men.
During two nomination sessions REMC directors were chosen. In District 5 Washington township at the Deer Creek Conservation Club Ted Sidenbender was nominated to succeed Orville Campbell. At Burr Oaks Community Building Martin Justice was nominated to continue in his current seat.
At a Delphi Rotary luncheon at the Country Club Attorney Joseph T. Ives delivered a tribute to Lincoln and his appeal to Americans. Ralph Melin organized the program as chairman. Guests included Willard Cartwright of Palo Alto and Art Smith, senior and junior Rotarian of the month.
The Oak Grove Evangelistic Crusade concludes tonight with a 7:15 meeting led by evangelist Medford Jones. A cordial invitation is extended to all residents to attend.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Disinger and daughter Kimberley visited in Fairmount over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hall and daughters Jackie and Gail.
A Pittsburg resident was summoned to Lafayette City Court as violence flared at Schwab Safe Co during a strike. John Burkhouse, 24, Lafayette driver, said he was beaten by a striker, while Clayton Combs, 27, Pittsburg, faced assault charges after pleading guilty. A later shooting probe and a suspended sentence were debated by the judge.
Blanche Cartwright 87, longtime Delphi resident and former New Albany teacher, died Friday at Idlewood Convalescent Hospital in Sunnydale California. She moved to California to be near her son Willard of Palo Alto. Survived by Willard, with John predeceased. Body returned to Jackson funeral home Delphi for funeral rites officiated by Rev Robert Wilburn. Burial in Masonic cemetery.
In Carroll circuit court Judge William B. Smith orders Frank J. Mullendore Jr. to pay 62.50 weekly support for Cecelia and five minor children plus medical and other specified expenses and 100 attorney fees.
Mrs. Ruth Hatton and her son Captain Richard Hatton spent Sunday in Bloomington visiting Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hatton and family.
The Delphi community observed Ross Weaver Memorial Sunday with a church service at the Delphi Methodist Church. Scouts led the ceremony, the Make Merry class remembered his 40 years of service, and a Sunday meal followed, closing with a uplifting musical program.
The Auxiliary Chapter of Psi Iota Xi sorority will meet at 7 30 this evening at the home of a member. The exact address is not disclosed in the accessible text.
Charles L. Bell of Delphi and William Ball of Flora plan to leave Friday to spend several weeks in a distant location for extended travel returning later in the season.
Five men will form a Steering Committee to direct a fund-raising canvass for Building Improvements and Parsonage. Announcement will be made Sunday morning February 14 by Pastor Rev. Robert Wilburn. Members named include William Riley William Smith as co chairmen Charles Smith training chairman Kenneth Pyle solicitation chairman Leo Craig publicity chairman.
A stalled Wabash Railroad freight train blocked all Delphi crossings for about forty five minutes with the engine past Cities Service on Main Street and the caboose east of the crossing near the school. An air hose break locked brakes while crews walked the train to locate the trouble. A tanker spill at the Sky Ride station led the fire department to wash Main Street as a safety precaution.
New York writer Dean Albertson sues Claude R. Wickard in Lafayette U S District Court claiming an oral contract to author a book about Wickard’s life and New Deal era. Albertson seeks 300000 damages and an injunction to stop publication of quotes from personal diaries. Attorneys Ball Eggleston and Bamberger Feibleman represent the plaintiff.
The Federal Government authorizes a $7,375 grant to Delphi High School for remodeling its physical science laboratory. The local community must match the amount, totaling about $15,000, funded through the Indiana Department of Public Instruction.
Richard L. Eikenberry qualified as administrator of the Francis E. Leffler estate by furnishing a 2000 dollar bond. Obear and Overholser serve as attorneys for the administrator.
A sixteen year old Monticello youth is in the county jail after arrest by county authorities. The juvenile faces charges of breaking and entering three cottages on Lake Freeman.
The damage action brought by Mrs. Dorothy Eldridge against Jackie Lee Black has been settled out of court. Settlement terms were not disclosed.
Tom McCurdy and State Representative Delbert Smith returned to duties after a vacation in Florida.
S M Wynkoop well known for mer Delphi druggist is in St Elizabeth hospital undergoing observation and treatment.
Orval Schock trustee of Jefferson township is under observation and receiving treatment at St Elizabeth hospital Lafayette for unspecified medical care.
Donna Timmons, a bride elect, was feted at a linen shower hosted for her upcoming wedding. Guests shared gifts and well wishes in a warm gathering reflecting local traditions.
Ben Been of Burrows is listed as one of six Indiana volunteers among 76 men who formed Midwest Volunteers for Nixon to reach less active voters. The group spans five states and aims to promote Richard M. Nixon for president.
Charles Kerlin received his psychology degree at Purdue during the mid year ceremony. He plans to continue his schooling next fall.
Isaac Joseph Cook sues Jack Arthur Ward in Carroll circuit court for $50,000 claiming negligence after Ward's car struck a parked vehicle on North Main Street Monticello on January 16, pushing the car into Cook who was stepping from the sidewalk. Attorneys listed: Cook, Cook, Bayliff and Mahoney.
A county wide World Day of Prayer will be held Friday March 4 at the Pittsburg Church of the Brethren. Officers planning the event include Mrs. Virgil Gray president and other officers. all are invited to attend. The 1961 nominating committee was named at a recent Pittsburg church meeting with members from several local denominations.
Mr and Mrs Charles Larimore marked their 50th anniversary with a family gathering at their Delphi home. The couple’s 11 children attended, including Mrs Isaacs Logansport and Mrs Boyer Indianapolis, with grandchildren and great grandchildren totaling 22 and 8.
Carroll county residents are invited to town meetings next week to hear explanations of the 1959 school reorganization law. The New Hope school hosts the first 7:30 p.m. session for Clay and Madison townships, followed by the Pittsburg school on Feb 23 for Tippecanoe township. The County Council approved a satisfactory budget, and a March 15 all day Monticello gathering will bring updates from the State committee.
Professor J E Hittle of Purdue University will speak at the REMC in Delphi at 7:30 p m on February 16 about numbering and marking Carroll County roads. He will outline a uniform system used in other counties and explain sign types and project costs and benefits for utilities fire police medical delivery routes and county road efficiency. Members of the Carroll County Farm Bureau organize the event to inform the public.
The last will of Susie E. Graham was admitted to probate in Carroll circuit court on testimony by Joseph T. Ives. The will provides for debts and bequeaths a Camden house and all household goods to Floyd M. Gish and Thelma O. Gish. A Chicago apartment property and all monies and personal property are left in equal shares to Charles W. Gish, Howard M. Gish, and Floyd Gish Jr. Floyd M. Gish is named executor with a $15,000 bond. Property valued at $5,000 real and $15,000 personal. Ives and Ives represent the executor.
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